Fish have the natural behaviour to move across various aquatic ecosystems and for some species this is of vital importance. Migration is often a seasonal phenomenon which occurs in order to move between habitats, such as winter refuges-, foraging- and spawning or nursery habitats, also escaping unfavourable …

Clusters development takes place in an increasingly changing and complex context where global and local developments are interconnected. Various regional and innovation studies recognized the need for place-based studies to include the larger context in which clusters and regions are found. Interest …

Active transport to school is associated with higher levels of physical activity in children. Promotion of active transport has therefore gained attention as a potential target to increase children’s physical activity levels. Recent studies have recognized that the distance between home and school is …

As entrepreneurship is seen as very important for economic growth the education of entrepreneurship is getting more interest, not only from business oriented schools, but also from non-business schools. It is widely recognized that entrepreneurship education needs other approaches of teaching. To teachers …

Zoos in Europe developed in different ways. Whereas zoos in West-Europa flourished in the 19th century, zoos in Middle and East-Europe experienced harder times. Nowadays zoos demand more from their zookeepers. But, zookeepers from the Croatian zoo Zagreb Zoo do not have the educational background that …

Victoria's Secret is the leading specialty retailer of lingerie and beauty products. This brand is dominating the world with body fashion, fragrances and cosmetics. In addition, Victoria’s Secret is also globally recognized for their supermodels and world-famous fashion shows. There are more than 1,000 …

For already many years the Israeli-Palestinian crisis is a complicated situation. Despite all the efforts to come to a peace agreement, a solution has not been found yet. The land that is now called ‘Israel’ is and has been very important for different reasons; economical, strategic and religious. Many …

Biodiversity, including entire habitats and ecosystems, is recognized to be of great social and economic value. Conserving biodiversity has therefore become a task of international NGO’s as well as grass-roots organisations. The ‘classical’ model of conservation has been characterised by creation of …

This research set out to explore the feasibility for Emzingo Group LLC’s NexGen leadership development fellowship to be implemented in the emerging market of Brazil. Therefore (1) Brazilian contextual aspects for leadership, (2) the leadership development space, (3) personality traits of leaders, and …

Background: Glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory agents used for the treatment of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis. Unfortunately, usage is limited because of metabolic side-effects, e.g. insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and diabetes. …